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Eng v SA Test

All the build-up

Photos: England v South Africa - Day Two

Day Two

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England 593-8 declared

Ian Bell accepts generous applause but his head is bowed
Bell gets generous applause but the disappointment is obvious Ian Bell's frustration is spelled out on the scoreboard
Ian Bell's agony is writ large on the digital scoreboards at Lord's

Dale Steyn welcomes fellow bowler, Ryan Sidebottom, to the game with a few bouncers
Dale Steyn welcomes Ryan Sidebottom to the game with some high bouncing deliveries Umpires, Billy Bowden and Daryl Harper face battles against the rain and bad light under the cloud cover
Umpires, Billy Bowden and Daryl Harper consult each other about the bad light

Stuart Broad came in at eight and, after taking time to settle, batted on to his second Test 50
Stuart Broad batted well to reach his second Test fifty Ian Bell continued to bat with patience and no little skill
Bell looked in the mood to bat all day

Morne Morkel receives the congratulations of AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla
Morkel (centre) is congratulated by AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla Morkel has his fourth wicket, Tim Ambrose, caught by Grame Smith in the slips
A fourth victim for Morkel, as Tim Ambrose goes, caught in the slips by Graeme Smith

Paul Collingwood trudges back to the Pavilion after being given out
Paul Collingwood swiftly followed him back to the Pavilion - the victim of a harsh catch decision Morne Morkel celebrates the wicket of Kevin Pietersen
Morne Morkel is delighted as Pietersen walks - his third victim of the innings

Ian Bell gets a congratulatory hug from Pietersen when he reaches his century
Bell gets a bear hug from Pietersen after he reaches his ton Pietersen watches anxiously as Jacques Kallis misses a sharp caught and bowled chance
Pietersen survives this sharp caught at bowled chance for Jacques Kallis

Kevin Pietersen made the most of some loose leg-side bowling
Pietersen was happy to cash in on some loose, leg side bowling Ian Bell batted on with his form from the first day, soon clinching his century
Bell batted on to a well deserved century

Kevin Pietersen celebrates a century, his fourth at Lord's
The iconic image of day one - Pietersen celebrating that magnificent century Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell leave the field at the end of day one, to the acclaim of the Lord's crowd
Pietersen was ably assisted by a patient and pragmatic Ian Bell

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